"it is good."

Jianfeng thought about it carefully and felt that this was feasible, so he nodded and did it.

The Daqian army occupied the military camp in Yueshan City and began a brief reorganization.

In a county town, hundreds of men with shackles on their hands and feet gathered, attracting a large number of onlookers.

They were the captured defenders of Yueshan City. In more than ten days, they had repaired the damage done to Yueshan City by Lei Zhenzi.

Being brought here today, they were filled with anxiety, not knowing what their fate would be.

I just hope I don’t kill them to establish my authority.

A carefully selected Qingzhou soldier stood on a high place in the market, reading out the laws of Daqian.

The details are too complicated, and he only mentioned a dozen or so brief introductions.

When the law was finally announced, he said aloud:

"From now on, Yueshan County is the territory of Daqian. You are the people of Daqian. The Emperor of Daqian knows that you live in poverty, so he will reward you. Each household can receive one stone of grain."

After the words were spoken, there was a commotion in the audience. People were talking about it, but most people didn't believe it.

Yueshan County has at least 200,000 to 300,000 people and 40,000 to 50,000 households. If each household has one dan of grain, that would be 40,000 to 50,000 dan.

Daqian had just taken over Yueshan County and was not familiar with the people there. How could he possibly distribute so much food at once?

The soldier above continued:

"At the same time, families with financial difficulties who can't afford to eat can also send two people to Yueshan City to work, and they can receive a day's ration for the whole family."

After the words were spoken, the noise in the audience became louder, with most people expressing disbelief.

In this era, if you can earn enough to feed yourself, you are lucky. Two people earning enough to feed the whole family? What a joke.

The soldiers did not stop the discussion below. Not long after, several people from Daliang came running over.

"Fellow villagers, many grain carts have arrived at the city gate. As long as you go and register, every household can receive a stone of grain."

These words were like a huge rock falling into a river, instantly creating huge waves.

"Liu Wu, you are not kidding, right?"

“Why do I think it’s impossible?”

"One dan of grain per household. Are you sure you heard it right?"

"Liu Wu, you are not awake yet, are you?"

everyone asked.

Seeing that they didn't believe him, Liu Wu became anxious and said:

"Why would I lie to you? Every household can get it. When I came here, several families had already received it. There are hundreds of beam transport trucks outside the door. If you still don't believe me, go and see for yourself!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the people hurried towards the city gate.

"Don't worry! Be safe and watch your step. Don't worry, every household has one, so there's no need to rush!"

The Qingzhou soldiers shouted.

"Crack!"

With a snapping sound, the prisoners' hands and feet were untied.

"You can also go and get food. We will then arrange for you to live in the homes of these people for a while. In the future, when we conquer Daliang, you can choose to return to your own homes."

said the soldier.

The captives moved their hands and feet, feeling the freedom they hadn't had for a long time, their eyes full of disbelief.

"What? You don't want to leave, and you want to continue being a prisoner?"

After hearing this, the people off the field were stunned for a moment, and then an old soldier asked:

"Just letting us go like this?"

Normally, the fate of prisoners is, at worst, direct execution; at best, exile to the frontier to do hard labor, or use them as cannon fodder in a military camp.

During the days they were held captive, they gradually accepted this fact.

But now, they received news that they could become civilians again.

If there is a chance in the future, I can return home.

"Why are you talking so much? Go get some food."

The soldier waved his hand impatiently.

But the captives below did not show any dissatisfaction. They turned around blankly and followed the people who had just left to the city gate.

"I am free?"

"seems like it."

"I'm free, I'm really free!"

After a moment's silence, the captives erupted in noise, expressing their relief at having survived the catastrophe.

This kind of scene happens in every county in Yueshan County.

It will take a lot of time to settle these prisoners and win the hearts of the people.

Fortunately, Lin Xiaofan can wait.

The army had sufficient rations, and even after capturing Yueshan City, they replenished some of them.

Daliang has no allies, and even if it did, it would be impossible to borrow troops from them in this era.

With an army of less than 50,000, even if all of them were assembled, it would be impossible to stop Daqian's attack.

What's more, they also have to defend other places and cannot gather all of them.

The destruction of Daliang is a foregone conclusion.

In Yueshan County, Lin Xiaofan and Fengsheng were wandering in the fields.

"Advisor Lin, Princess Fengsheng."

When the people around saw the two men, they all bowed to them.

There was a feud between Daliang and Daqian, and at the beginning, there were indeed some people causing trouble.

But after the Daqian policy was promulgated, there were fewer people causing trouble. Those who were determined to make trouble for Daqian asked the head of the village or the officials of Daliang to persuade them.

Those who refuse to heed advice will be thrown into prison or executed, depending on the severity of their crimes.

Daqian has done its utmost to benevolent and righteous. That is why most people have no objections. After all, in this era, what is more important than living a good life?

Besides, the number of people who died under Daliang’s taxes and officials’ exploitation was no less than those who died under the sword of Daqian.

A breeze blew, dissipating a lot of the heat in the air.

The rice on both sides has turned yellow.

“This year’s harvest should be good!”

Lin Xiaofan was tired, so he sat next to an old farmer and gently touched the rice.

The old farmer was also sitting down to rest. When he saw Lin Xiaofan and Feng Sheng, he was about to stand up and salute, but was stopped by Lin Xiaofan:

"Master, there is no need for so many rules."

The old farmer didn't insist after hearing this, and sat down:

"Haha, there are no natural disasters or man-made disasters this year, so it will definitely be a bumper harvest."

Over the past few months, Lin Xiaofan has traveled all over Yueshan County, passing through almost every village several times and becoming familiar with the local people.

These people went from being afraid of Lin Xiaofan in the beginning to gradually accepting him now.

"Don't worry, you don't have to pay taxes this year, and all the food you get is yours. If any official wants to collect it by force, just go and tell the local military camp. They are all my trusted confidants, and they will definitely help you."

Lin Xiaofan spoke, he had no idea how many times he had reminded others of this.

"Thank you very much, sir."

The old farmer said, feeling grateful.

The Daqian army had been in the city for three months, but they had never robbed any food, killed any innocent people, or oppressed the people.

This also gave the local people some trust in the army.

A few children playing in the fields saw them and ran over, shouting:

"Brother Lin."

Lin Xiaofan hugged the youngest one and held him in his arms:

"What story do you want to hear today?"

"I still want to listen to Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

"it is good."

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